Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Croatia
Croatia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Croatia recorded 16.6% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Croatia peaked at 29.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2025.
Croatia ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.8% | — |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 25.7% | 29.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Croatia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Croatia was 16.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2025.
- How does Croatia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Croatia ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.